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July 29, 2021
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Jul'21
Investigatory Powers Tribunal finds UK spy agencies unlawfully collected personal data
Campaign groups Privacy International and Liberty are gearing up to bring further legal action after a court found that UK spy agencies unlawfully collected phone and internet records
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July 29, 2021
29
Jul'21
Olympic Broadcasting Services taps cloud for content delivery
Live footages of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are being supplied to broadcasters through the public cloud for the first time
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July 29, 2021
29
Jul'21
Verizon, Samsung complete fully virtualised C-band 5G data session
Tech giant and US operator announce C-band trial that they say paves the way for a more programmable, efficient and scalable 5G network
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July 28, 2021
28
Jul'21
Almost half unaware of GP data-sharing plans
Around half of adults in England – approximately 20 million people – remain unaware of the scope of the NHS GPDPR programme, prompting calls for a public education campaign
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July 28, 2021
28
Jul'21
5G adoption ‘purposely delayed’ by European network strategy decision-makers
Aiming to gain a deeper understanding of user perspectives on 5G, including adoption plans and implementation obstacles, research from IoT and wireless solutions provider claims to have found alarming lack of purpose to explore next-gen networks
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July 28, 2021
28
Jul'21
Top vulnerabilities target perimeter devices
The most frequently exploited CVEs of the year so far are to be found in perimeter and network access devices, according to a joint advisory from the NCSC and partners
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July 28, 2021
28
Jul'21
Apple posts all-time high for Q3 revenues
Global tech giant continues storming the consumer electronics industry, reporting record revenues for its June quarter featuring double-digit growth in each of its product categories and significant improvements in its services segment
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July 28, 2021
28
Jul'21
BEIS replaces Excel-based grant system with data management portal
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is replacing an Excel-based system for grant applications with a data management system built by Aiimi
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July 28, 2021
28
Jul'21
Google posts $50bn in ads revenue as it looks to broaden the business
Google reported second-quarter revenues of $61.9bn driven by spending on ads, but the company’s CEO sees the business moving into new areas
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July 28, 2021
28
Jul'21
Vote now: Most Influential Woman in UK Technology 2021
Who should be the 2021 most influential woman in UK tech? Submit your vote to tell us what you think
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July 28, 2021
28
Jul'21
Thousands wrongly given criminal convictions after computer error
HM Courts and Tribunals Service report reveals that computer error wrongly assigned guilty pleas to more than 5,000 defendants
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July 28, 2021
28
Jul'21
COP26 cyber resource hub launched for Glasgow businesses
New digital information hub for Glasgow business to help organisations keep secure both physically and online ahead of major climate change summit
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July 28, 2021
28
Jul'21
APAC organisations can reduce carbon footprint with cloud
Energy savings of nearly 80% can be achieved by running business applications in the cloud rather than on-premise infrastructure, study finds
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July 28, 2021
28
Jul'21
Executive interview: Lee Porte, chair, Cloud Foundry Foundation TOC
Cloud Foundry wants more non-IT industry code contributions and its technical oversight committee has a new chair who wants to ramp up user focus
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July 28, 2021
28
Jul'21
5G offers potential £6.3bn boost to UK manufacturing by 2030
In addition to outlining the potential of adding multi billions to the value of the UK manufacturing industry by the end of the decade, the UK operator recommends support for manufacturers to invest in 5G mobile private networks, and the creation of...
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July 28, 2021
28
Jul'21
Microsoft results show demand for automation and AI
Microsoft’s Dynamics business has benefited from enterprises automating business processes and the connectivity with Teams
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July 27, 2021
27
Jul'21
5G roamers to surpass 200 million by 2026
With travel restrictions around the world being slowly phased out, analyst predicts 4,500% growth in 5G roaming subscribers over the next five years
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July 27, 2021
27
Jul'21
ICO ends its involvement in dispute between NatWest Bank and data breach whistleblower
The Information Commissioner’s Office has ended its involvement in a dispute between a data breach whistleblower and NatWest bank
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July 27, 2021
27
Jul'21
Some 15 million UK consumers suffered major broadband outage in past year
Study covering first full year of lockdown reveals how millions of home-workers and home-schoolers experienced internet outages when they would usually have been at their workplaces or in school
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July 27, 2021
27
Jul'21
Content providers and Covid drive US, Canada bandwidth boom
Globally, total international bandwidth more than quadrupled between 2016 and 2020 to exceed 2Pbps, report shows
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July 27, 2021
27
Jul'21
Running a virtual hackathon
DWP Digital recently organised a virtual hackathon. We find out how it went, and the key takeaways
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July 27, 2021
27
Jul'21
Gaming could reduce the gamble for users of online finance
Financial gaming platform designed to educate the increasing number of amateur traders
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July 27, 2021
27
Jul'21
Virgin Media O2 goes with Ericsson for 5G standalone core
Leading 5G infrastructure technology provider selected by newly merged UK operator to deploy its cloud-native, container-based, dual-mode 5G standalone core to pave the way to deliver connectivity to enable what are claimed to be the ‘most advanced’...
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July 27, 2021
27
Jul'21
Solent NHS Trust takes self-service route for sexual health
NHS trust deploys an integrated sexual health self-service system, digitally triaging patients and aiming to drive proactive intervention
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July 27, 2021
27
Jul'21
Digital manufacturing industry gets £53m government funding boost
Money will be used to create five digital manufacturing research centres, a digital supply chain innovation hub and to fund 37 industry projects
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July 27, 2021
27
Jul'21
US lawmakers call for probe into ‘arrogant’ spyware firm
US members of Congress have called for an investigation into NSO Group, the spyware supplier at the centre of a massive surveillance scandal
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July 27, 2021
27
Jul'21
TikTok sets up cyber security hub in Dublin
Dublin-based cyber centre will oversee the security of TikTok’s users across Europe
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July 27, 2021
27
Jul'21
Standard Life Assurance uses IGEL to support home workers
Insurance company repurposed office-based PCs with IGEL OS to provide 4,500 users with remote desktop access
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July 27, 2021
27
Jul'21
How IBM is solving the data privacy problem
IBM’s fully homomorphic encryption technology lets enterprises apply analytics and machine learning to encrypted data without compromising data privacy
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July 27, 2021
27
Jul'21
Welsh media industry gets £22.2m innovation funding package
As part of plans to make the UK a global innovation hub by 2035, as set out in its innovation strategy, the UK government is pumping £22.2m into the media.cymru programme
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July 27, 2021
27
Jul'21
Three UK calls for policy reform to supercharge rural gigabit broadband
Operator says 5G-based wireless internet could deliver gigabit broadband access to rural areas more quickly and cheaply than with standard fixed-line technology
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July 26, 2021
26
Jul'21
Malicious actors turn to obscure programming languages
Using new, lesser-known or otherwise uncommon programming languages to code new malwares can help skirt cyber defences
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July 26, 2021
26
Jul'21
No More Ransom initiative saves £850m over five years
Initiative’s free ransomware decryption tools have been used by more than six million people since 2016
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July 26, 2021
26
Jul'21
Qualcomm claims world first for 5G mmWave data connection
Showcasing what it believes will be features required in anticipated 5G mmWave roll-outs in China, mobile comms tech provider unveils mmWave capabilities for global expansion with support for 200MHz carrier bandwidth
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July 26, 2021
26
Jul'21
Legacy IT issues impacted government decision-making during Covid-19, says PAC
The government’s ability to make well-informed decisions during the pandemic has been ‘hampered’ by data and legacy IT issues, Public Accounts Committee report finds
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July 25, 2021
25
Jul'21
Tokyo 2020 hit by data breach
The user names and passwords of Tokyo 2020 ticket holders and event volunteers were reportedly compromised, but government official claims the data leak was not large
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July 25, 2021
25
Jul'21
OAIC: Uber failed to protect personal data of Australians
Uber did not take reasonable steps to protect Australians’ personal information from unauthorised access, says Australia’s national privacy watchdog
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July 23, 2021
23
Jul'21
Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2021: Entrants to the Hall of Fame
Each year Computer Weekly recognises several great women from the IT industry and their lifetime achievements in its Most Influential Women in UK Tech Hall of Fame
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July 23, 2021
23
Jul'21
DWP hit with £87.9m tax bill by HMRC over 'historic' IR35 status contractor assessment errors
The Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) annual accounts highlight the challenges the public sector body has faced with implementing the IR35 reforms since they came into force in the public sector in April 2017
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July 23, 2021
23
Jul'21
TfL under fire for relying on Uber facial-verification data in licensing decisions
TfL is facing numerous legal appeals from Uber drivers as a result of its decisions to revoke their private licences on the basis of mistaken information from Uber’s systems
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July 23, 2021
23
Jul'21
SAS steps up free data skills programme for job seekers
SAS has expanded its free data skills for jobseekers’ programme, aiming it at people who have been adversely affected by the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic
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July 23, 2021
23
Jul'21
Kaseya obtains universal ransomware decryptor
Kaseya says it obtained a ransomware decryptor key from a trusted third party, but there is no word on whether a ransom was paid
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July 23, 2021
23
Jul'21
Plume surpasses a billion connected devices on software-defined network
Research from SaaS experience platform provider finds consumers have accelerated investment in smart home devices during the pandemic
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July 23, 2021
23
Jul'21
BCS, Royal Statistical Society, Alan Turing Institute combine to cement data science professionalism
BCS, the Royal Statistical Society and the Alan Turing Institute are combining to form an alliance to promote professional and ethical standards in data science
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July 23, 2021
23
Jul'21
Vodafone widens reach with UK narrowband IoT coverage
UK mobile network operator announces NB-IoT infrastructure expansion to support ongoing investments in platforms and services that will support the growing number of businesses implementing such technology to increase operational efficiency and grow...
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July 23, 2021
23
Jul'21
Can India become a global manufacturing hub?
India can be a major player in the global manufacturing supply chain by shoring up IP protection and tapping opportunities in contract manufacturing and firmware design
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July 22, 2021
22
Jul'21
Connectivity bottlenecks put $182bn in SME digital transformations at risk
Research finds ‘alarming’ gap between the approaches small businesses are taking in their post-pandemic digital transformations
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July 22, 2021
22
Jul'21
Plans to address legal but harmful content ‘threaten free speech’
House of Lords report criticises the government’s forthcoming Online Safety Bill for imposing duty of care on tech platforms to deal with ‘legal but harmful’ content, which it says threatens freedom of expression online
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July 22, 2021
22
Jul'21
UK government publishes full Innovation Strategy
Strategy aims to put the UK at the global forefront of science, research and innovation
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July 22, 2021
22
Jul'21
Dynamic UK mobile landscape continues to evolve and improve
BT-owned network, EE, comes to the fore as competition drives 5G roll-outs, and leading operators show marked performance improvements across first half of 2021